Wujal Wujal Aboriginal (S)
About the profile areas
The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Wujal Wujal Aboriginal (S) is 293, with a population density of 24.67 persons per square km.
Location and boundaries
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire is located in Far North Queensland, about 2,000 kilometres north-west of the Brisbane CBD, and 170 kilometres north of the Cairns CBD. Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire is bounded by Cook Shire in the north, and Douglas Shire in the east, south and west.
Traditional Owners
The original inhabitants of Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire were the Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal people who continue to live throughout the area and have strong traditional ties with the land.
Name origin
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire is named from Aboriginal words meaning “many falls”.
Important
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Population293 2023 ABS ERP |
Land area11.88 square km |
Population density24.67 persons per square km |
Settlement history
Traditionally, indigenous people lived in the area, and continue to do so. In 1886 the Lutheran Church established an Aboriginal community known as Bloomfield River Mission. Due to isolation, the mission was abandoned in 1902. The Bloomfield River Mission re-opened in 1958, administered by the Hopevale Mission Board, a branch of the Lutheran Church. The mission became known as Wujal Wujal from 1979. In 1987 a Deed of Grant in Trust was granted, creating the Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Council. The population fluctuated slightly from the 1990s, but generally remained between 250 and 350 people.
Land use
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire includes an Aboriginal community and surrounding rural areas. The Shire encompasses a total land area of about 11 square kilometres.
Major features
- Major features of Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire include the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area,
- Bloomfield (Wujal Wujal) Falls,
- The Bloomfield River,
- Bana Yirriji Art and Cultural Centre and Wujal Wujal Indigenous Knowledge Centre.
Included areas
- Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire includes the locality of Wujal Wujal.